Perennial Honesty (Lunaria rediviva)

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Plant Habit:	Herb/Forb
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences:	Mesic
Soil pH Preferences:	Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:	Zone 8b
Plant Height:	24 - 36 inches, less frequently to 48 inches
Plant Spread:	12 - 18 inches
Fruit:	Showy Other: 3 inch, elliptical silvery pods; great for use in dried flower arrangements.
Flowers:	Showy Fragrant
Flower Color:	Other: Pale Lilac
Flower Time:	Late spring or early summer
Uses:	Cut Flower Will Naturalize
Propagation: Seeds:	Needs specific temperature: 60ºF - 70ºF Depth to plant seed: Surface sow, gently covering with a light layer of soil.

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Posted by kreemoweet (Seattle, WA - Zone 8b) on Aug 15, 2017 10:52 AM concerning plant:

Germination of seed of this species can take quite some time. I gave up on these after holding seeds outdoors in 4-in pots for 2-3 yrs, and dumped them all into a large common pot, also outdoors. Early the next spring, I found numerous seedlings emerging. Almost mistook for the nearly identical L. annua seedlings, which I have everywhere from a neighbor's plantings. The source of the L. rediviva seed was either JLHudsonSeedsman or Jelitto Perennial Seed, or possibly a mix of both.

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